The Best Places to Meet Single Women in Berkeley, California

The city of Berkeley was named after a famous philosopher. The California city owes its name to Anglo-Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. This piece of trivia could be a good conversation starter while you’re waiting at the bus-stop or in line at the grocery store.

Berkeley, a city set on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, is home to the oldest campus in the University of California system. It also has one of the largest religious studies institutions in the world (the Graduate Theological Union), and is considered among the most politically liberal cities in the United States. In truth, when someone so much as mentions Berkeley, the name conjures up images of hippies, domino-tie politics, as well as numerous protests, and the city remains a hotbed of societal change, as well as numerous heated debates.

TIP: Meet attractive women from Berkeley looking for men to date and marry.

If you want to meet other Berkeley locals to date, you could start at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. Founded all the way back in 1909, this is one of the highest quality museums in all of California.Not only does the museum support scholarly and community-based research, it provides exhibitions, educational experiences, and cultural programs, catering to people from every background imaginable. One of many of the aforementioned exhibits the museum features, is the People Made These Things exhibit. Exploring objects and art-pieces from a broadly-scoped collection, the exhibit urges visitors to think critically about how perceptions of creators have varied in different times and places. Featuring ancient Peruvian jars, Tibetan Buddhist illustrations, and Guatemalan textiles, the collection more than primes a person to say: “Wow”. Use the exhibits as fodder for conversation, while you meander through the museum crowds. Ask others what they think of the artwork, and share some of your own opinions as well. This exhibit is a must for art lovers, history buffs, and the philosophically inclined.

Another educational centre worth visiting, is the Lawrence Hall of Science. Being the country’s only science centre that is part of a top-tier, public research university (this distinctive affiliation allowing the Hall to partner with world-class scientists, engineers, educational leaders, and teachers), the Hall’s goal is developing and disseminating the most innovative and effective science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs available today.

Founded in 968 (in honour of physicist Ernest Orlando Lawrence, the University of California's first Nobel laureate), the Hall can be found tucked in the hills above the University of California. The centre is well-known for its warm, engaging atmosphere; so what better place is there to meet a fellow lover of science? If you manage to hit things off with a woman  (ie. If your knowledge of nanotechnology manages to keep up with each other!), why not take her out for a coffee? The Hall has a coffee-shop just downstairs, so there’s no need to go far. Buy a latte and delve into some STEM-centered conversation.

Another location, this one exhibiting things of the living variety, is the East Bay Vivarium. Equal parts pet store and zoo, the Vivarium showcases one of the largest reptile inventories in the nation. Ever seen a Crocodile Monitor? What about a Red Blood Python? An Argentine Boa? If you consider ‘cute’ to be scaly-bearded and cold-blooded, be sure to visit in late July and August; as the Vivarium has a particularly full selection of baby lizards and geckos. Best of all, you can pet them! Of course, considering the popularity of the place, you’re more than likely to bump into another enthusiast of weird and wacky creatures. Ask them out about their favourite beasty, show them pictures of your pet-python Jennifer Snakenson (as good a name for a snake as any!), or ask them to take a picture of you being strangled by a flurry of lizards, snakes, or spiders.

For people with a phobia for creepy-crawlies, another charming location to visit is the Fairy Post Office. Nestled away in a woodland hollow on a path in Orinda’s Tilden Park is a teeny-tiny postal office which regularly receives letters from hikers looking to have an exchange with creatures of the forest. The office continues to grow and is constantly changing (with stray fairies doing the occasional rearranging or redecorating), but always provides a sense of wonder for all those lucky enough to find this postal knothole. Though this is definitely a niche way of meeting someone, it’s worth a try. Maybe write a ‘fairy’ a poem, or a letter explaining that you’d love to have a coffee sometime. If nothing else, at least you’ll get a laugh out of it!

Bibliophiles (ie. people who need books like normal people need oxygen) would do well to visit Moe’s books; a literary Mecca that stocks thousands upon thousands of new, used, and rare, out-of-print titles. Located just four blocks from the UC Berkeley campus (on 2476 Telegraph Avenue), thischarming, buy-sell-trade book-store was clearly born to the Beatnik Era spirit. A visit to Moe’s is described as an endless (and endlessly enjoyable) mental navigation; a journey through ever-intriguing and unusual offerings. No doubt you’ll meet another book-lover, and (if you yourself happen to be one) you know that bookworms have a hard time suppressing their adoration of the written work. “Austen or Dickens?” will either spark an instant ‘yes’ between the two of you, or a debate of the ages. Both of these outcomes are great and might just result in you walking out of the book-store with the love of your life.

In any event, the city of Berkeley, with its charming and idealistic appeal, is the perfect place to meet women. The only thing you need to do (and you need to do with as much confidence as you can muster), is engage with those around you, and all that needs to happen to get things snowballing, is for them to return the favour! Try to find places where people with common interests are likely to be hanging out. Know what you want in a partner and be confident in what you bring to the table.